Thursday , 2 July 2026

Morocco vs Spain, Worldcup 2022 LAST 16

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Morocco
3 – 0
3 – 0 pen
Full Time
Spain
Tue 6 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Education City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 77' Aymeric Laporte
Romain Saiss 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Morocco vs Spain — Worldcup at Education City Stadium.

  • Morocco 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Bonfa
  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Raphael Claus
  • Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Morocco 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-06 Morocco 3–0 Spain 2018-06-25 Spain 2–2 Morocco

Recent Form

Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Spain H 3–0 W
01 Dec Canada A 2–1 W
27 Nov Belgium A 2–0 W
23 Nov Croatia H 0–0 D
25 Jun Spain A 2–2 D
20 Jun Portugal A 0–1 L
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Morocco A 0–3 L
01 Dec Japan A 1–2 L
27 Nov Germany H 1–1 D
23 Nov Costa Rica H 7–0 W
06 Jul Italy A 3–5 L
02 Jul Switzerland A 4–2 W

Season Stats

Morocco Spain
#10 Position #29
7 Points 7
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 5
3 Conceded 0
+3 GD +5
2.33 PPG 2.33
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season
100% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Morocco are 10th (7 pts). Spain are 29th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Morocco to score. At the same time, Spain does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Spain that had 119 games and scored 51 goals.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' The travelling Spain supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Unai Simon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Spain is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Morocco started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Spain is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alejandro Balde made 513 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 63' Another change for Spain made on 63 minute. Pablo Gavira leaves to be changed by Carlos Soler.
  • 64' The Spain manager makes a substitution. Marco Asensio departs to be replaced by Alvaro Morata.
  • 66' The Morocco manager makes a substitution. Sofiane Boufal departs to be replaced by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.
  • 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Nico Williams. He replaces Ferran Torres on 75 minute.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Spain. Ferran Torres is replaced by Nico Williams.
  • 77' The referee shows Spain player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' Abdelhamid Sabiri is replacing Youssef En-Nesyri for the Morocco side.
  • 84' Morocco manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jawad El Yamiq is hanging Nayef Aguerd on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Morocco player. Romain Saiss gets a Yellow card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Spain.

Lineups

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walid Regragui

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Enrique

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Morocco xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Spain xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Morocco47% Draw29% Spain24%
Actual: Morocco win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Morocco or Draw
75%
Draw or Spain
53%
Morocco or Spain
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Morocco28% Draw52% Spain20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Morocco

Handicap Morocco covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Morocco keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Spain keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.